US Presidential Election Special: Music stars for Obama vs Romney

Who's backing who in the race for the White House

President Barack Obama

For months you've been hearing their stand on the issues (over and over again). You've seen the conventions, checked the polls, and now that we're into the debates and rounding the corner on the US presidential election, which will decide between the incumbent, Barack Obama, and his challenger, Mitt Romney, what you really want to know is... What do the music stars think?

On the following pages, we present the 2012 list of musicians and their political picks. From donations to performances at rallies to Tweets, they've made their feelings known on which candidates they support.

For Obama

Grohl has openly expressed his admiration for the president, stating in 2011, "He's got the toughest job on earth. I would hate to hand the administration over to another party that is just focused on corporation, greed and money. You know, I'm a fun, peace loving guy, but sometimes the right wing gets a little too selfish."

Last month, Grohl and the Foo Fighters performed at the Democratic National Convention.

For Obama

Gaga has been a longtime Obama supporter and recently restated her belief in the president, tweeting, "Obama, congratulations on being the first sitting President to support marriage equality. Feels like the future, and not the past."

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For Obama

Mraz has been a longtime Obama supporter, performing at a number of events, and recently co-authored a blog on the Huffington Post urging fans to watch the first debate between the president and Mitt Romney.

When it comes to musicians who share Romney's love, he's got a little catching up to do with Obama on the rock and pop front. But his support among country stars is, well, country strong. Let's see who's leading the parade for Romney...

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For Romney

The Born Free rocker has allowed Romney to use that song at his campaign stops, and he's appeared at numerous rallies for the Republican presidential hopeful, including one yesterday in Ohio in which he introduced Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan.

For Romney

Although he backed Obama in 2008, the KISS bassist has switched sides: "Strictly speaking on the economy and in my humble opinion, Mitt Romney," he told Fox News. "America is a business and should be run by a businessman."

For Romney

The Motor City Madman has thrown his support Romney's way. Famous for his Second Amendment beliefs, he recently told Newsmax, "Compared to Barack Obama and his team, Mitt Romney is indeed Michael the Archangel. He is a knight in shining armor for individual rights to self-defense.”

For Romney

Van Zant, who supported Florida Republican Ted Yoho (who scored an upset over Rep. Cliff Stearns recently), is backing Romney. According to Politico, he said, "I did not vote for President Obama … His whole platform was change, change. Well, very little has changed I know for the people that are our fans."

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For Romney

A fierce critic of Obama, Williams has offered tepid support for Romney, stating that he's behind the GOP candidate but won't stump for the campaign. "I mean, we've got the worst in history. We've got to have something," he said. "We've got to have a change, that's for sure."

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For Romney

The legendary country harmony singers appeared at the RNC back in August. Asked what else they'll do for the Romney-Ryan ticket, band member Joe Bonsall told Politico, “We are going to do whatever is asked of us."